!!!Katholische Aktion Österreichs, KAÖ

Catholic Action of Austria (CAA), Catholic association of lay persons 
who take an active interest in apostolic work under the direction of 
the dioceses. A distinction is normally made between general and 
specialized Catholic Action organisations. The specialised groups of 
the CAA are limited to members of a given profession or interest 
group. Specialized CA organisations in Austria are: 
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Katholische Jugend, Katholische Arbeiterjugend, 
Katholische Schueler/innen-Jugend (Catholic Youth Organisation), 
Katholische Jungschar (Catholic Children´s Organisation), 
Katholische Arbeitnehmerbewegung (Catholic Workers Organisation), 
Katholische Frauenbewegung (Catholic Women´s Organisation), 
Katholische Maennerbewegung (Catholic Men´s Organisation), 
Katholischer Akademikerverband (Association of Catholic University 
Graduates), Katholische Hochschuljugend (Association of Catholic 
Students), Verband christlicher Unternehmer (Association of Catholic 
Entrepreneurs) and Arbeitsgemeinschaft Katholischer Journalisten 
(Association of Catholic Journalists). Other CAA associations are: the 
Arbeitsgemeinschaften Katholisches Familienwerk and Katholisches 
Bildungswerk (Associations focusing on family and educational 
matters), the Academy of the Apostolate, the Literary Forum and the 
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Dioezesansportgemeinschaften (Central 
Organisation of Diocesan Sports Clubs). The Arbeitsgemeinschaft 
Katholischer Soldaten (Association of Catholic Soldiers) is a diocesan 
organisation in its own right.

!Literature
M. Lehner, Von der Bruecke zum Bollwerk, 1992.


%%language
[Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Katholische_Aktion_Österreichs,_KAÖ|class='wikipage austrian']
%%

[{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}]
[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]